European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 a a the stars and stripes tuesday january 8,1991bush names Yeutter for top gop Post Washington up a in a move that further reshuffles his Cabinet and fills an embarrassing political void president Bush on monday tapped agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter to become the new chairman of the Republican party. If approved As expected later this month by the gop National committee Yeutter will guide the party As National chairman through the 1992 elections. It would end a search that found better known republicans reluctant to take the Job. A a a a. A a a in a Brief announcement White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater lauded Yeutter who has held Cabinet level posts in the last two administrations As a aggressive outgoing and Friendly and As a a Man of stature.�?�. Of Yeutter a relative Lack of hands on political experience Fitzwater said a wait and see. I think you re going to see a very Strong speaker and Strong debater who will be taking on the opposition party All Over the Yeutter 60, a wealthy lawyer and Nebraska Farmer with a congenial style that masks a toughness in negotiations in effect would succeed Lee Atwater the smart and Sassy gop strategist sidelined by a brain tumor almost a year ago. Atwater who has remained involved in party affairs during a treatment for the tumor and related medical difficulties would continue As Overall general chairman of the gop. A1 Maruggi a spokesman for Yeutter said the agriculture Secretary was Likely to remain in the Cabinet a for a month or speculation on Quot a successor at the agriculture department has included mention of former sen. Rudy Koschwitz r-minn., the Only incumbent Defeated in the november election. It brings to three the number of cab inet vacancies Bush has had to fill in the months leading up to the midpoint of his first term. If the Choice of Yeutter came As a Surprise to some it also May have been something of a Relief for Bush. His difficulty in filling the Post was perceived by some critics As evidence of political chaos within the gop. Though Veteran gop operative Charles Black stepped in earlier this year to help oversee some of the duties carried out by House officials recognized a new chairman would be needed to prepare for 1992. The perceived need for a prominent Republican with some of Atwaters combative instincts first prompted. Bush to turn to the head of his anti drug office William Bennett a onetime Democrat and former education Secretary with no Campaign experience. No sooner had Bush chosen Bennett to galvanize the party however did Bennett just As abruptly Bow out it explaining that the requirements of Federal ethics regulations As imposed by the White House would prevent him from fulfilling a of Bra Tive set of speaking and writing commitments. In the ensuing scramble to replace Bennett several prominent republicans disavowed interest in the Job. In the background Lay not Only ethics related limitations on outside holdings but the possibility that the Power of the inc would diminish once Bush selected his own team of Power hitters to run his 1992 re election Campaign. In Yeutter Bush has selected a Man known More for his dealings with Congress and foreign Trade negotiators than a Mastery of Domestic politics though he has been a tenacious advocate of farm interests and most recently of the . Position in world Trade talks. V sgt it it v jts i amp v a-1 n it. A a v it it one Man pump War Syed Bukhari prepares to lower the Price for a gallon of gasoline at his filling station in Dickinson Texas to 99 cents a gallon saturday. Bukhari a pakistani who spent 13 years in saudi Arabia before moving to Texas has lowered his Price to 1 cent above wholesale to show he is not taking advantage of the persian Gulf crisis to raise his prices. The wait for gasoline at his station has been about 45 minutes since the Price helps Seal Indiana levees new Harmony ind apr work Crews sandbagged a levee in Hopes of containing the swollen Wabash River on monday. Freezing cold reinforced other Indiana levees with ice while to the West ice coated highways and disrupted travel. The Wabash was expected to Crest monday at 21.4 feet in new Harmony the last major Indiana Community to feel the Brunt of the flooding that has caused at least one death and driven 2,000 families from their Homes since dec. 29,. Freezing rain iced roads and closed schools monday in parts of Missouri Oklahoma and Southern Illinois but was tapering off by midday. In new Harmony the predicted Crest would be about a foot below a levee that was raised a foot by about 20 landscapers maintenance workers and restaurant employees who piled sandbags All weekend Long. A right now it looks like things Are holding up a Bob Schneider a member of the sandbagging team said late monday morning. A a we re keeping our fingers crossed and keeping an Eye on helped Seal some levees authorities said. Joe Straw Posey county civil defense director said a i think we re going to be but with just one foot of clearance on the a a that a cutting it pretty close a he said. Light rain fell on Kentucky Over the weekend and 150 residents of West Point near the Indiana line returned Home sunday. But the forecast held i to 3 inches of rain this week threatening new flooding. More than 8 inches of rain fell saturday night and sunday on northeastern Arkansas closing several highways but causing no injuries. Ban upheld on honorariums for Federal Wor Washington apr the supreme court refused on monday to set aside a new Law that bars Federal employees from taking compensation for speeches and written articles. The justices without comment rejected an emergency request from the National Treasury employees Union to set aside the Law which took effect Jan. 1. The Union which represents some 140,000 executive Branch Federal employees called the ban a an impermissible Burden on employees first amendment right to Freedom of speech because it applies regardless of subject matter executive Branch employees Long have been prohibited from collecting honorariums for speaking or writing about topics linked to their official duties or business conducted by their the new ban part of the ethics Reform act of 1989, applies to speeches and articles written on any subject. It prohibits All compensation other than reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses. A Federal trial judge and the . Circuit court of appeals in Washington previously had refused to Block enforcement of the honorarium ban. Both lower courts cited a insufficient irreparable the appeals court however seeded up its consideration of a request for a preliminary injunction. Arguments on that Issue Are scheduled for Jan. 29. In other action the supreme court a agreed to consider letting the Federal aviation administration Levy stiffer penalties for some safety Viola supreme court Roundup Lions. The court said it will review a ruling that the Agency adopted regulations putting the penalties into effect without giving the Public adequate notice and a Chance to comment. A upheld a ruling that forced the reshaping of 29 of Arkansas 135 legislative districts earlier this year to give Black voters More clout. A voted to strip a Maryland Man of the privilege of tiling certain appeals without having to pay the accompanying fees. Michael Sindram has carried his fight against a speeding ticket to the top a Over and Over again. A in the Case involving honorariums and Federal employees lawyers for the Union said the new ban interferes with outside employment opportunities that in no Way present conflicts of interest. They cited As examples three tax examiners for the service who Are compensated for outside speaking or writing activities. A Jan Adams Grant of the irs office in Ogden Utah earned about $3,000 in 1990 writing articles and giving speeches about earthquake preparedness and other environmental subjects. She holds a master s degree in geophysics front Utah state Quot a Thomas Fishell of the irs office in Dallas earned about $1,000 in honorariums As a self employed ordained and licensed minister of the Southern Baptist convention. Fished delivered sermons and performed weddings and funerals. A John Shelton of the irs Ottice in St. Louis covers professional baseball and hockey games As a Stringer for the associated press. Over the past several Vears. He has earned about $ 1.500 to $2,000 annually for such work
